Kagan fun!
Today, Y6 have had fun with two new Kagan structures: Simultaneous Round Table and Fan n Pick. We tried them out in literacy and maths and it really got us all involved in our learning!
Steering Group Assembly and Bronze Award
The Tiverton RRSA Steering Group took over yesterday’s assembly to teach us all about UNICEF’s role in disaster relief. We also had the exciting news that our Bronze Award certificate has arrived. Congratulations to everybody on your hard work!
Poetry Slam! Haiku-style
Year 4 have been studying Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo this half term. We decided to try and write some poetry inspired by the descriptions we had seen in the book so far. We gathered descriptive language to get us…
Y3 Peter and the Wolf performance
Year 3 have been really busy putting together a performance based on Prokofiev's 'Peter and the Wolf'. They wrote their own song and choreographed dance moves to go along with it. The class also split into groups, and composed…
Rally Coach
Year six are studying hard for our SATs and Kagan structures really help us to learn. Look how we are coaching each other through some tricky maths using Rally Coach. Our bodies are turned in to show good listening and…
Reception makes cakes
One of us had the brilliant idea of making cakes...and so we did! We talked about the ingredients and worked in groups to make delicious fairy cakes. We look forward to the next great idea. …
No Outsiders – Learning that language is no barrier to friendship
Today, Year 4 were considering how we communicate with others when we might not speak the same language. We read the story The Way Back Home, by Oliver Jeffers. We then explored several problem-solving exercises but using no words at…
Kagan in Reception
Today we used the Kagan structure, Continuous Round Table, to continue our work on the class text, The Puzzled Penguin, Today we were describing the story setting, Antarctica. Working in groups of four we took turns to listen and describe…
Safer Internet Day 2019
Today was Safer Internet Day and Year 4 were thinking hard about the idea of permission and our privacy rights on the internet. We worked in Kagan teams to create solutions to real-life scenarios. It was tough but we have…
Reception Celebrates Chinese New Year – The Year of the Pig
Today we are celebrating Chinese Year New... Kung Hei Fat Choy!